Look After Your Voice
The possibility of losing your voice before a speech or presentation rates right up there as one of the greatest fears facing presenters and facilitators. The voice is a powerful but fragile instrument capable of the finest and most subtle nuances. We should really be looking after it properly. Here are some simple but useful tips in caring for your voice: Don’t get involved in cheerleader-type screaming activities – ever. Singing gently en route to the venue is recommended. If you don’t know any songs, scales will do, and it’s not...
read moreFail To Prepare, Expect Disaster.
There are many ways to deliver a good speech. And there is more than one way to prepare a dazzling presentation. But it’s unusual to hear a good speech or presentation that did not involve preparation in one form or another. Here are some common scenarios: You’ve studied your topic and know your stuff. Your research spans a period of time. Very little further research is necessary. You can talk about it for a week if needs be. You’re the subject expert. You know which bits you’re going to share. You just need to organize those...
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The biggest enemy of successful presentations in any form – be they business presentations, lectures or keynote speeches is not an inattentive audience. Surprisingly, it’s self imposed by the presenter: a fanatical focus on the content. This may seem like a rather strange comment, but if your content is so dynamic, why not put it in to an article and email it to your audience instead? Perhaps it’s because unlike an email or article, a presentation is delivered to a captive audience – those present, who can’t close you down quite so...
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